"OWEN ... MADE A DART AFTER THE LITTLE CREATURE."--Page 9.
OWEN'S FORTUNE;
OR,
"DURABLE RICHES."
BY
MRS. F. WEST,
AUTHOR OF "FRYING-PAN ALLEY," "THE BATTLE-FIELD,"
ETC.
NEW YORK:
E. P. DUTTON & CO.,
31, WEST TWENTY-THIRD STREET.
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | THE RESOLVE, | 7 |
| II. | CHANGES, | 17 |
| III. | MAKING HIS FORTUNE, | 26 |
| IV. | AN UNEXPECTED TRIAL, | 37 |
| V. | SUNSHINE AND SHADE, | 46 |
| VI. | "POOR, YET MAKING MANY RICH," | 56 |
OWEN'S FORTUNE.
CHAPTER I.
THE RESOLVE.
IT was a lovely fresh autumn afternoon; there were still a few blossomsin the cottage gardens, and the leaves which were left on the trees werecoloured rich crimson and gold and brown, causing them to look almostlike flowers ere they dropped off the branches to make room for theyoung buds that were swelling underneath, and silently preparing for thespring.
But two boys, who were in the woods just outside the village, were fartoo occupied to notice the leaves. They were searching for nuts; and abasket on the ground, already more than half fil